PoH-Code: poh.33359
Memorial for Jakob Gapp in the Laurentiuskirche Wattens
01/01/1997 – 12/31/1997
Denkmal in der Laurentiuskirche Wattens, 2019 (© Heinrich Moser und Franz Wechselberger)
Denkmal in der Laurentiuskirche Wattens, 2019 (© Heinrich Moser und Franz Wechselberger) · CC-BY-NC-4.0 · gams.uni-graz.at
The Marianist Father Jakob Gapp was executed on 23 August 1943 in the Berlin-Plötzensee detention center due to his sharp criticism of National Socialism. On the occasion of his 100th birthday, the parish council and the market community of Wattens, under the leadership of Hannes Erler, erected a memorial in a newly designed prayer niche of the church. The artist Max Schwaiger from Fritzens designed the memorial with a bust and a commemorative plaque. The Provincial of the Marianists in Austria and Germany, Father Josef Süß, consecrated the memorial site on 26 July 1997.
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Sources
- DERLA — Denkmal für Jakob Gapp in der Laurentiuskirche Wattens (f69fc358-9337-40ac-a936-d272b1542607) — DERLA — Denkmal für Jakob Gapp in der Laurentiuskirche Wattens
Evaluations
- Access (from 07/19/2026): Open access
- Spatial accuracy: 4 — Accurate
Location & map
Map position available (Point) · spatial accuracy: 4 — Accurate
Textual location description
Kirchplatz, 6112 Wattens
Coordinates (WGS84)47.29164° N, 11.59345° E